Top Soccer Coaches Salaries

Just how much do the top soccer/football coaches or managers make. Below is a quick run down of some of the best soccer coaches in the world and how much that make each year. Sometimes there coaching role can last a few years or a few months, it's a tough and pressure filled job - fans and owners demand the best teams win games and if you don't then they'll try to find a new manager to fill the role.

What's interesting is the perhaps the best coach in world soccer, Jurgen Klopp, isn't making as much money as he probably should considering how well Liverpool have done since he took over.

European Soccer/Football Leagues

Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool: $4.5 million per year.

Zidane at Real Madrid: $13 million per year.

Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan: $25 million a year for three years (with incentives).

Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea: $10.63 million a year for three years.

Sir Alex Ferguson at Man United $6 million per year; rolling contract

Manuel Pellegrini at Real Madrid $5.6 million per year; one year deal

David Moyes at Everton $5.26 million per year; through 2013

Juande Ramos while at Tottenham $5.75 per year; left with $2.79 million

Arsene Wenger at Arsenal $6.6 million; three year deal (Real Madrid reportedly offered him $9.6 million per year and $165 million to spend on players)

Rafa Benitez at Liverpool $4 million; with a contract until 2010

Pep Guardiola at Barcelona $2 million; two year contract (incentives put him to $4 million. Here’s the breakdown: $709,500 for top four finish, $851,400 for league title, $567,600 for winning the Copa Del Rey, and $1.4 million Champions League title)

Mark Hughes at Manchester City $3.28 million per year; three year contract

Steve Bruce at Sunderland $4.8 million per year; three year deal; Wigan was paid a $5 million compensation fee

Harry Redknapp while at Portsmouth $4.9 million per year

Roy Keane while at Sunderland $4.9 million per year

Alan Curbishley while at West Ham $3.2 million per year

Alex McLeish while at Birmingham $2.6 million per year

Steve Bruce while at Wigan $2.6 million per year

Steve Coppell while at Reading $2.5 million per year

Paul Jewell while at Derby $1.6 million per year

Sven-Goran Eriksson, ex-England, $6.5 million per year

Ottmar Hitzfeld, ex-Bayern Munich, $3.6 million per year

Fabio Capello, ex-Juventus, $3.6 million per year

Jurgen Klinsmann, ex-Germany, $3.4 million per year

Claudio Ranieri, ex-Valencia, $3.1 million per year

Alberto Zaccheroni, ex-Internazionale, $2.6 million per year

Football Daily have counted down the top 10 highest paid managers in football. Are there any surprises in this list?